Our tour of the Kingdom of Cambodia comes to an end with the expiry of our two month visa. Its a good opportunity to summarize all the adventures, experiences and moments of happiness in the land of the Khmer. The following moments are some of our favourites and will stay with us for a long time to come: Lazily spend time lying in a hammock in a traditional wooden house in Kep, staring dreamily, or emptily, into the green mountains … Continue reading

We’re up early on Easter morning, as most days. But this is a special morning! We rent a moto, grab a couple of buns filled with sugarcane and head off to check out the famous freshwater river dolphins. The road is lined with small wooden houses, with shops and restaurants, where Gerda is on a lookout for eggs. When we get to the spot, we share a small boat with a German couple to go dolphin-sighting. Its not long till … Continue reading

Today we set off from Phnom Penh to Kratie – a town in the north east of Cambodia, situated right next to the majestic Mekong river. The journey takes 6 hours and we were most of the way there, when suddenly the bus runs into what appears to be a traffic jam. This is in the middle of a small village, so we’re surprised; we hope its roadworks and not a traffic incident causing this unexpected stop. As it turns … Continue reading